Abortion

Abortion is controversial because of the moral, ethical, practical, and political issues surrounding it. It has often been banned and limited by law. However, abortions continue to take place in areas where they are illegal. Abortion laws vary widely by country.

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Editor's Note: This bill is currently pending in the U.S. Senate, and is of particular interest in the 2008 election due to the fact that Sen. Barack Obama was a cosponsor and has pledged to sign the bill if elected. A BILLTo protect, consistent with Roe v. Wade, a woman's freedom to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Freedom of Choice Act'. Read more

John McCainSen. McCain voted for the 2003 ban on partial-birth abortion, and praised the Supreme Court's 207 decision upholding it, stating that the decision"ensures that an unacceptable and unjustifiable practice will not be carried out on our innocent children."Barack Obama Sen. Obama received the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America on May 14, 2008. Obama co-sponsored the "Freedom of Choice Act," which would allow taxpayer funding of abortions and, some fear, invalidate many state abortion laws. He has pledged to sign the Act if elected. In the Illinois Senate, Obama voted against the Illinois Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which would have required that any fetus showing signs of life after being completely born outside the mother be treated as a person. He has also criticized the Gonzales v. Carhart decision. Read more

In every region of the world, individuals and governments have grappled with the ethical, social, medical, and religious problems created by abortion. For most women in the world, abortions are available on demand within the first trimester, and this is particularly so in North America, Europe and Asia. After the first trimester abortion laws generally become more strict. In South America, Africa and Southeast Asia, abortions are generally illegal, with exceptions often recognized where the woman's life in is danger, or in cases of rape. Read more

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